February 11, 2008 — Bryan Kolb, an internationally renowned expert of behavioral
neuroscience, will speak Thursday, Feb. 14, at the University of
Wyoming's first Distinguished Neuroscience Lecture.

Kolb's one-hour presentation, titled "Understanding the Changing Brain,"
begins at 4 p.m. in Room 306 of the Classroom Building. The lecture,
sponsored by the UW Neuroscience Center and Graduate Neuroscience
Program, is free and open to the public.

"He's going to talk about how the brain is organized in early life and
how it then develops throughout life, and that makes this the type of
lecture that will appeal to a broad audience," says Bruce Culver, chair
of UW's Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a professor of
pharmacology. "You don't have be a neuroscientist. The general public
will enjoy this lecture."

Kolb, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of
Lethbridge in Canada, is considered one of the leaders in the field of
behavioral neuroscience. His research, which focuses on how neurons in
the cerebral cortex change in response to trauma, disease and other
experiences, has helped spur new treatments to help victims of stroke,
Alzheimer's disease and drug abuse.

Also, Kolb played a major role in establishing the Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge.

"He is an incredibly prolific researcher, and we're extremely fortunate
to bring him to the University of Wyoming to launch our lecture series,"
says UW Graduate Neuroscience Program Director Francis Flynn, who
worked alongside Culver to create the lecture series.

Each semester, Flynn and Culver plan to bring a highly-qualified
lecturer to campus to help promote neuroscience education and raise the
profile of the university's Neuroscience Center and graduate program.

For more information, call Flynn at (307) 766-6446 or e-mail flynn@uwyo.edu, or call Culver at (307) 766-6481 or e-mail culver@uwyo.edu.